Accreditation

The Professional Golfers Career College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award a Specialized Associates Degree.

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Articulation Agreements

The Professional Golfers Career College has entered into an articulation agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Learn more about the GEM Program here.

As well, the college retains the right to enter into agreements with other colleges or universities at any time.

Objective of Program

The occupational objective of the two-academic-year Specialized Associate Degree Program is Professional Golf Management. The curriculum is designed to cover an area of general education subjects and also specific related professional golf management topics. These include classes such as Golf Operations, and Marketing. Students are also taught public relations skills, golf teaching skills, Country Club Management, and Golf Club Design. Each class is designed to measure the student’s progress through exams. These exams may be written, oral, or skill demonstrations, which would include some of our golf classes.

This program of study is designed to prepare students for the types of occupations listed below. The occupations listed are based on federal government information and represent the types of positions for which the program generally prepares graduates. The College makes no representation or warranty that its graduates have obtained these positions or that any future graduates will obtain these positions.

• Head Golf Professionals
• Assistant Golf Professionals
• Outside/Inside Services
• Golf Instructors
• Directors of Golf
• General Managers
• Directors of Instruction
• High School/College Golf Coaches
• Golf Clinicians
• Course Superintendents
• Merchandise Representatives
• Sales Executives
• Tournament Directors
• Rules Officials

Gainful Employment Disclosures

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The following consumer information is provided as required by federal regulations. This information is based on current and historical data and does not constitute a promise or guarantee of future performance. There are many factors that will change the cost of a program, the time to complete the program, or the amount of debt that an individual may incur in order to complete the program, including transfer credits, eligibility for grants, course failures, and non-continuous attendance. These figures represent general program information that depends on individual situations, and the Professional Golfers Career College makes any guarantee or warranty, either expressed or implied. The College reserves the right to adjust tuition and fees and to add or delete programs of study at any time, in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations.

Campus Security Report

You can view the official report at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/Index.aspx

Preliminary 2015 CAR Report

“Graduates Unavailable for Employment” means the graduates who, after graduation, die, become incarcerated, are called to active military duty, are international students that leave the United States or do not have a visa allowing employment in the United States, or are continuing their education in an accredited or bureau-approved postsecondary institution.

Additional Consumer Information

Here are links to full reports which expand upon the consumer information reported upon this page:

• School Performance Fact Sheet
• DAAPP (Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Progam)
• Annual Security Report
• BPPE 2016 Annual Report
• Gainful Employment Disclosure
• Professional Golfers Career College – Temecula Catalog
• Professional Golfers Career College – Hilton Head Catalog

Satisfactory Academic Progress

The institution’s program Professional Golf Management is 72 credits, divided into four terms. At the mid-point and end of each term all students are evaluated for satisfactory academic progress.

Quantitative progress is defined as the credit hours achieved divided by the credit hours attempted. To be making satisfactory academic progress, a student must have successfully completed at least 75% credits attempted at each interval of evaluation.

The student’s cumulative grade point average is reviewed to determine qualitative progress. The minimum GPA required is 2.0.

Grades of “F” and “I” are counted as hours attempted but not achieved and have a 0.00 value toward the GPA. Repetitions of course work are counted as hours attempted. The lowest grade will be dropped, and the highest grade will be used to calculate the GPA. Course work repeated may adversely affect a student’s academic progress in terms of the maximum time frame, which is 150% of the published length of the program.

Students who withdraw from the program will receive a grade of “W”, which has no impact on the GPA. The credit hours for the courses are counted as attempted but not achieved.

Academic Warning

If a student fails to maintain the required academic progress at the end of any term, he/she will be placed on Academic Warning for the next term. The student must attain the required GPA and/or number of achieved credit hours during the warning period or he/she will no longer be eligible for financial aid and may be dismissed from school. The student is eligible for financial aid during his/her warning status.

Appeal Process

Any student not attaining the required GPA or achieved hours during the warning period will receive a written dismissal notice, sent by certified mail. The student may submit a written appeal of his/her dismissal within five calendar days of receipt of the dismissal notice. The appeal should be addressed to the President of the College. The appeal must be accompanied by documentation of the mitigating circumstances that have prevented the student from attaining satisfactory academic progress and evidence that changes have occurred to allow the student to now meet standards of satisfactory academic progress. Only extraordinary circumstances will be considered, such as death or severe illness in the immediate family. Before an appeal may be granted, a written academic plan must be provided the student which clearly identifies a viable plan for the student to successfully complete the program within the maximum timeframe allowed.

The Appeals Committee, composed of the President, the Director of Operations, and the Director of Financial Aid, will examine all appeals. The student will be sent the committee’s written decision within five days of the President’s receipt of the appeal. The decision of the committee is final.

Students reinstated upon appeal are on a probationary status for the next term, during which time they must meet the terms and conditions set out in the committee’s letter granting the appeal. At 24 the end of term, and at the end of every term thereafter, the student’s academic status will be reviewed. The student may continue on probation as long as he or she meets the terms of the academic plan approved at the time the student’s appeal was granted, until such time as satisfactory academic progress status is regained.

Maximum Time Frame

All program requirements must be completed within a maximum time frame of 1.5 times the normal program length, as measured in attempted credit hours. The program, 72 credits in length, must be completed within 108 attempted credits.

Students exceeding the maximum time frame are no longer eligible to receive financial aid.

Transfer and Readmitted Students

Transfer students from outside the institution will be evaluated qualitatively only on the work completed while at this school.

The quantitative requirement remains 70% for all students, but the maximum time frame is based on the number of credits the student must complete in the current program. If the student transfers in 16 credits, and therefore must complete 56 credits in the current program at PGCC, the maximum time frame.

(Revised: 02/15/2018)

Transfer of Credit Disclosure

Although The Professional Golfers Career College is accredited by an agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education, the acceptance of credit by other institutions is unlikely and cannot be guaranteed unless a specific articulation agreement is made between the institutions.

The transferability of credits earned at The Professional Golfers Career College is at the complete discretion of an institution to which students may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the degree or degree earned at The Professional Golfers Career College is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which students may seek to transfer. If the credits or degree earned at this institution are not accepted at the institution to which students seek to transfer, they may be required to repeat some or all of the coursework at that institution. For this reason students should make certain that their attendance at this institution will meet their educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which they may seek to transfer after attending The Professional Golfers Career College to determine if their credits or degree will transfer.